Blessing Ajayi

Education Chief Resident, Maimonides OB/GYN Residency Program 5/2025 – present

• Faculty-selected role recognizing leadership, teaching excellence, and commitment to resident education
• Primary liaison between residents, faculty, and program leadership to optimize curriculum, mentorship, and educational outcomes
• Initiated resident wellness didactics sessions to promote well-being, resilience, and work-life balance

OB/GYN Education Committee, Resident Representative, Maimonides Medical Center 4/2025 – present

• Participated in regular meetings to evaluate residency and fellowship program progress, milestones, and outcomes
• Provided resident perspective through actionable advice and suggestions to enhance curriculum, training experiences, and overall program quality

Christian Medical Association, Co-President, Rutgers RWJMS 1/2019 – 2021

• Led bi-weekly meetings on the role of spiritual health in medicine
• Organized annual interfaith panel and dinner with faculty and religious student groups
• Created and led “Faith in Medicine” lecture series featuring the director of New York’s largest faith-based community health center

Association of Women Surgeons, Secretary, Rutgers RWJMS 1/2019 – 1/2020

• Organized faculty-led interest meetings and lunches for students pursuing surgical specialties
• Co-planned surgical networking dinner connecting students with female surgeons across New Jersey

Course Representative, Rutgers RWJMS 8/2019 – 5/2020

• Served as student-faculty liaison, collecting feedback and advocating for curriculum improvements

Maimonides Medical Center, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology 7/2023 – present

• Conducted a retrospective chart review evaluating 300+ Nulliparous Term Singleton Vertex (NTSV) cesarean delivery rates and risk factors, with focused analysis of patient-provider racial concordance.
• Performed survey study on antenatal steroid use in late-preterm pregnancies (“Physician Perspectives regarding Administration”)
• Participating in ongoing departmental research initiative

Rutgers Women’s Health Institute, Research Intern 7/2019 – 10/2020

• Authored review article on adverse perinatal outcomes associated with low pre-pregnancy BMI
• Reviewed literature on vaginal microbiota effects on breastfeeding
• Contributed to book chapter on maternal and perinatal microbiota

• B. Ajayi, O. Sher, T. Vorawandthanachai, S. Vani, K. Ram. “The Relationship of Patient-Provider Racial Concordance to NTSV Cesarean Delivery Rates.” American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) Annual Clinical & Scientific Meeting. May 2024.
• T. Vorawandthanachai, O. Sher, S. Vani, B. Ajayi, K. Ram. “What’s in a Name? Provider Type and Delivery Outcomes for Nulliparous, Term, Singleton, Vertex Pregnancies in an Urban Hospital.” American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) Annual Clinical & Scientific Meeting. May 2024.
• B. Ajayi, R. Christensen, G. Bachmann. “Underweight Pre-Pregnancy BMI: A Forgotten Risk Factor for Adverse Perinatal and Childhood Developmental Outcomes.” Consortium of Universities for Global Health (CUGH). March 2021.

• Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine (5/2023 – 2025)
• American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (8/2020 – present)
• American Medical Association (6/2021 – present)

• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) – Expires 06/2026
• Basic Life Support (BLS) – Expires 06/2026
• EMIGS Certified – 06/2024
• State Medical License – Expected 2026
• DEA License – Expected 2026